Management Information: Disregarded by executive leaders? Management information is the result of the process whereby technology or manually driven captured data is delivered across the value chain of an organisation to produce manual and/ or automated reports. The reports can be in different formats, to different levels of managers and leaders to enable proactive decision making […]
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Food Security: Kenya secures US$18.8m funding from FAO to fight desert locusts KENYA – Kenya has landed an additional Sh2 billion (US$18.8m)from the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to help fight the resurgence of the desert locusts. According to a Standard Media report, this brings the country’s total arsenal for fighting the locusts to Sh4 billion […]
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Lessons on how to effectively tackle a locust invasion By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi Kenyan food production and grazing land are under threat from a huge desert locust invasion. The insects are currently in two counties in northern Kenya and are now spreading to other Kenyan regions including Meru, Laikipia, and Rift Valley. The government has […]
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Cherry Irrigation Namibia offers smart, effective irrigation solutions and strategies for local farmers In 2019, Cherry Irrigation opened an operations base in Windhoek, headed up by Namibian-born Willem Mostert. While our company has been involved in assisting local growers and agriculturalists for many years, up until that point we had worked on a project-to project-basis, […]
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Container World: Containerised chicken rotisserie Since 1983, Container World – an ISO accredited company – remains a leading South African specialist supplier of shipping and offshore containers supplied on a purchase or rental basis. We cater for both the local South African market and International customers in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Our comprehensive […]
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Alvan Blanch Mobile Processing Systems UK Manufacturer Offers Dynamic Approach to Africa’s Crop Processing Challenges In Africa, a large percentage of food wastage takes place on the farm due to the lack of on-farm storage and crop processing facilities, poor transportation networks and inadequate technical know-how about crop processing techniques. A viable technological solution for […]
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Freeze drying: A turn-key container solution Freeze Drying results in the highest end product value! The nutritional value is completely retained – Function, texture and nutrients areas if it were freshly picked. The levels of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals are intact as well as the colour and flavour. Re-hydration capabilities and texture are superior. The […]
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Growing Mushrooms in Shipping Containers First Published by Budget Shipping Containers on September 10, 2019 Okay, so you might think an article about growing mushrooms in shipping containers is a little far-fetched? Well, what spurred us on to create this post was a short piece that was featured on Countryfile a few months ago. Following […]
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Topshell: Owethu Container Clinics in South Africa Bringing professional health care to rural communities South Africa’s first fully-serviced modular medical clinic has been operating successfully at the Villiera wine farm in Stellenbosch for some years and is a model that can be replicated elsewhere on the continent. Say hello to Topshell and Owethu! This clinic […]
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Sustainable solar-powered refrigeration The challenge of food wastage is high, especially in developing countries where a large amount of the local harvest is wasted due to high temperatures, bad infrastructure and a lack of cold storage. Vink Equipment offers portable, walk-in cold rooms that work exclusively on solar energy. This reliable system is especially fit […]
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